Dispenser



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May 15,- 1945. c, G. SOHMER DISPENSER Filed Oct. 19, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet2 v Inventor C/ZQL 50//MEQ Patented May 15, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 2,376,018 DISPENSER Carl G. Sohmer, Tacoma, Wash. ApplicationOctober 19-, 1943, Serial No. 506,887

I v lClaim. (or. 222-193) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in dispensers and more particular-.

ly to a dispenser for dispensing minute articles.

The principal object of the present. invention is to provide a dispenserfor dispensing beads and like minute articles through the aid of airpressure rather than the use of complicated gearing thin dischargingcurtain.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the complete machine. I

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the dispenser proper. I

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. v

T Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fi ure 4.

Referring to the drawings whereinlike numerals designate like parts-itcan be seen that the machine may include a platform 5 supported byrollers 6 and having a compressed air tank I mounted thereon and chargedby a motor driven pump 8. Numeral 9 generally refers to the improveddispenser which consists of a vertical front wall In and an inclinedrear wall II, the rear wall ll terminating in close proximity to thelower end of the front wall Ill. The front and rear walls 10, H areconnected by side walls l2, l3.

An inclined plate 14 is provided within the upper portion of thedispenser, the same extending downwardly from the upper portion of therear wall I I and terminating in close proximity to the front wall I0,thus providing a hopper I5 for containing a multiplicity of smallelements such as beads l6. 1

A plate I! is suitably secured by a flange l8 to the back side of thefront wall It] and this extends upwardly in spaced parallel relation tothe lower portion of the plate It to define a trap l9. This trap plateI! terminates about half way up the plate [4 and underlying the topplate I! in spaced parallel relation thereto is a deflector plate 20,the upper end of which is flanged as at 2| and secured to the back wall1 l The flange l8 of the trap plate I! has a diverged plate 22 whichextends inclinedly toward the rear wall H, terminating in spacedrelation thereto just over the rear wall secured flange 23 of adeflector plate 24 which extends downwardly and terminates in closeproximity to the rear side of the front wall [0.

Projecting into the space below Where the lower end of the plate l4opposes the front wall In is an air pipe 25 having perforations 26therein. This pipe extends through the dispenser and is closed at oneend as at 2'! while the other end is threaded as at 28 to connect to ahose or other conduit 29 leading from the compressed air tank I. It ispreferable that this conduit 29 have a valve therein, so that when it isdesired to start dispensing the beads or other element I6, turning on ofthe air will cause an air discharge in the trap I9, pushing the beadsupwardly and over the upper edge of the plate I! so that they gravitatedown the plates 20, 22 and 24 to pass out of the lower end of thedispenser in the form ,of a ribbon or curtain as illustrated in Figure 4and on to a'surface 30 to form a traffic guide strip on a pavement orstreet.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

. Having described the claimed as new is: p

A dispenser comprising a hopper-like structure including a pair ofopposed walls, one being inclined to the vertical, an inclined platedepending from said inclined wall in the upper portion of the structurewith a lower edge spaced from the other wall to form a gravity feedupper hopper in said structure having a restricted outlet and forfeeding minute articles therefrom, a

invention, what is trap plate inclining upwardly from said other end,v apair of deflector plates below said lower discharge end dependingrespectively from the walls of said structure, one. inclining downwardlyfrom said inclined wall, and the other inclining downwardly from saidother wall, said pair of deflector plates providing for the passage ofthe articles therebetween to the bottom of the structure, and an airsupply tube in said trap for forcing the articles upwardly and out ofsaid trap to cause the same to cascade over the defiector plates.

. CARL G. SOHMER.

